Curtain rod



March 1, 1938. A R SPENCER 2,109,738-

CURTAIN ROD Filed July 8, 1956 51 INVENTOR,

///"/fiZ// Fay/77mm 6 06/7062 BY ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 1, 1938 o i'lED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to curtain rods and more particularly to flat curtain rods. In the ordinary straight curtain rod, when the curtains or draperies are slid along the rod to closed position there is no opportunity for overlapping of the curtains and there is apt to be a space or opening between the curtains through which light may enter or through which an outsider may glimpse the inside of the room.

The objects of this invention are:

'irst, to provide a new and improved curtain rod which eliminates the above dimculties.

Second, to provide such a curtain rod which permits the curtains or draperies to be slid along the rod to closed position and which permits an overlapping of the curtains.

Third, to provide such a curtain rod which may be easily and simply made of flat strip material or can be made of ordinary flat curtain rodding of C-shaped cross section which is common in the art.

Fourth, to provide a section for use in extension curtain rods to permit the regular rods to be used with the inserted section at the center to permit overlapping of the closed curtains or draperies.

Further objects and advantages pertaining to details and economies of construction and-operation will appear from the description to follow. Preferred embodiments of my invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the top of a window with one of my improved curtain rods.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one of my improved curtain rods.

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of a difi'erent curtain rod embodying my invention with extension features.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation View of the rod shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. '7 is a back perspective view of a still difierent form of my invention showing a detail of the application of my invention to ordinary extension rods of C-shaped cross section.

I is a window casing provided with brackets 2 for supporting my improved curtain rod 3. 4 and 5 are curtains or draperies supported on the rods 3 by suitable rings 5. In Fig. 1, I show the curtains or draperies in closed position and it will be noted that with my invention the drapery 4 laps over the drapery 5 at the center of the rod. The

rod 3 in the form of my invention shown in Figs. 1, 2, 5 and 6 is made of a single length of flat metallic band or strip material which may or may not be provided with decorative ends I. At the center of the rod 3 the band. material is bent 6 back or recurved on itself as shown in Fig. 2, forming a straight curtain supporting flight 8 and a recurved portion 9. The strip is then recurved on the recurved portion 9 to form a second straight curtain supporting flight l0. As 10 shown in Fig. 2, the space between the straight flights and the outsides of the bends in the strip of material is slightly more restricted than the space between the inside of the bend and the adjacent straight flight which assists materially in holding the curtains in closed position on the rods.

In the finished rod, the straight curtain supporting flights 8 and !0 are in parallel relation and their ends I! and l 2 respectively overlap as shown and are joined by the intermediate or recurved portion 0 which lies between the straight flights 8 and I0 and is concealed thereby as shown in Fig. 6.

When the curtain rod is in position on the window, the appearance given is that of a single straight rod because the recurved portion 9, which forms an S-bend is concealed behind the front straight flight 8. The other straight flight 10 being in register horizontally with the recurved portion 9 and the front straight flight 8 gives the appearance of being a continuation of the straight flight 8.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I show a slight modification of the invention. A central member I03 which corresponds substantially with the rod 3 in its general construction consisting of a straight flight l 08, a recurved portion I09, and a straight flight l I 0 is provided for the center of the rod. Extensions l3 and I4 fit telescopically over the straight 40 flights I08 and H0. These extension sections 13 and M are of the usual fiat rod construction being of C-shaped cross section and need not be described in detail.

In Fig. 7, I show a rear perspective view of a slightly modified type of curtain rod in which instead of using a strip or band as in the rod 3 and I03, I employ a section of C-shaped rod. 203 which is provided with a straight flight 208, a

recurved portion 209 and a straight flight 210. 50.

These are fitted in extension sections corresponding to the sections l3 and M shown in Fig. 3.

It will be apparent that this construction can be employed with drapes or curtains supported by rings as shown or by any other suitable means A curtain rod made of a single length of flat strap disposed on edge and having a central S- bend therein forming a pair of overlapping parallel straight curtain supporting flights having their ends joined by the bend, said flights and said bend being in register horizontally with the space between the outer sides of the curves of the S- bend and. their adjacent straight flights more restricted than the space between the inner sides of said curves and the adjacent straight flights.

ARTHUR RAYMOND SPENCER. 

